Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-18
BL00DTHIRSTY MOST
THE RED, RED ANARCHIST IN DURESS
VILE
Arrested BY Inspector Byrues YsStsrday-Chargsd
With Using Incsndiary Language-He Hid,
bat Was Caaght All the Same
His Prospects for Prison.

Most, the Anarchist, was arrested at noon
to-day, at the Office of his newspaper, by
Detective Sergesnts Crowly and Mcclure,
of Inspector Byrnes' staff. He was taken
directly to police headquarters and through
the Alderman's gate and locked up in one
of the cells Of the basement. His arrest
was made by direction of Inspector Byrnes
on warrant issued By Justice Cowing to-
dag, for having made an incendiary speech
calculated to incite riot on last Friday
night, in q hall on Seventh street. The
warrant was made returnable before JUS
tice Cowing in the court. AS early as last
Wednesday Superintendent Murray init
mated to his captains that they should
take particular pains in watching the
movements of Anarchists in this city, es-
pecialy during the excitement attending
the hanging of the Anarchists in Chicago
on Friday and their funeral on Sunday.
On Thursday night was the
PARADE OF THE "REDs,"
aud then all the reserves were on duty.
Late that night Supt Murray issued special
orders to the captains to follow all the
movements of all Anarchists and to report
to him any meeting they were likely to
hold ON Saturday night. A wake was to
be held by the Anarchists in Florence
hall, in Second avenue, but Capt. McCul
Tough succeeded in getting his officers
there before the Socialists arrived, and
made the place decidedly uncomfortable
for the malContents; but while this was
going on Johann Most, with his compan-
ion, Lena Fischer, was attending an An
archist meeting in Seventh street.
After the audience got well warmed up,
Most himself made a speech, which was
particularly blOodthirsty in character.
Unfortunately for Most, Patrolmen Roll
and Sechs, Of the Fourteenth precinct,
were there
IN CIVILIANS DRESS,
taking notes. These memoranda were
brought to Superintendent Murray ami
laid before him. and on Monday 4 search
was begun for the Anarchist. He was not
to be found. There was every reason TO
believe that he had left the jurisdiction of
the State and WAS in hiding somewhere.
Then the shrewdness Of Inspector Byrnes
came into play. He knew that if he made
public the quandary of the police Most
would naturally learn OF il, and he would
stay out of the CITY indefinitely. So he
kept his mouth sealed and allowed the eN-
citement of the search for Most TO die out.
The bait was we'll used. Most thought the
trouble was gone by, and yesterday he
came back to the city and went to work
with his paper. Mr.. Byrnes was informed
Of this, and early this morning he went be
fore the District Attorney and presented
the evidence he had obtained against Most
tor his incendiarism, and asked that the
grand jury find an indictment against him.
The Inspector and seven witnesses
GAVE TESTIMONY
an indictment was found. In the mean
while Most had been arrested.
Most Insists that be didn't use the Ian
guage attributed to him by the police. As
this is the second time he has been arrested
Tor making violent speeches, he will prob
ably get the iull extent of the law, which
is ore ye1r Imprisonment and fine,
HE AIRS HIS VIEWS.
Inspector Byrnes talked with Most sub
sequently. The latter said that the exc
Cutlon Of the Chicago Anarchists was an
outrage. He Most had become imbued
with the Anarchistic principles when a
boy. He worked at boOkbInding aud no.
ticed that all the money went to the
bosses. lie believed that the workingmeu
should have things in their own hands
and divide the profits Of work.
He did not believe in marriage
vows Men and women should be able
to live together if they wanted. He said
that he might not encourage violence
directly, but if the workingmen could not
have what they wanted, no fault would be
found with any person using dynamite.
IL was nonsense to say that Lingg was con-
verted to Anarchy by his (MOst's) writ
ingS, for he was an Anarchist in Germany.
He claimed that the reports of his speech,
Saturday, which appeared in I've papers
was false in every particular. Fhere was
q conspiracy on the part of certain people
to get rid OF him.
Bail will be asked for him tomorrow.
The indictment under which Most was ar
rested charges q misdemeanOr. In the
document the arch.Anarchist is character
lied ''an evil-dispOsed and pernicious per
son, and of most wicked and turbulent
disposition, wickedly and maliciouslg con-
irving to disturb the public peace and to
excite good citizens OF our said State to
hatred and contempt OF the government, y